Dosimetric comparison of IMRT vs. 3D conformal radiotherapy in the treatment of cancer of the cervical esophagus

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 287-291

  Fenkell, Louis ^a   Kaminsky, Inna ^c   Breen, Stephen ^b   Huang, Sophie ^c   Van Prooijen, Monique ^b   Ringash, Jolie ^a  

^a Department of Radiation Oncology ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cervical esophageal cancer; Conformal radiotherapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL ESOPHAGEAL CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOMETRY; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RADIOTHERAPY, INTENSITY-MODULATED;

EID: 56949104045     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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